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Bulletin of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, November 1929, Vol. 44, No. 5

THE^lULLETi,
INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER. OF COMMERXE
NOVEMBER, 1929
ELECTION HOLDS
MEMBER INTEREST
Directors to Be Chosen By
Members' Ballot
With fourteen men nominated
for directors of the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce and with
seven vacancies on the board of
directors to fill, interest in the annual election on Tuesday, December 10, is expected to draw many
members to the polls.
Despite the fact that there probably will not be any groups of the
nominees allied into "tickets" this
year the race for office as individuals promises to attract considerable attention.
The nominations this year were
made under the new by-laws which
makes necessary the nomination of
fourteen candidates by the nominating committee instead of seven
as in the past. In case further nominations are made on duly signed
petitions of twenty-five members it
is probable that such additional
candidates will be presented to the
membership as individuals. All such
nominations must be in the hands
of the secretary before December 1.
Members of the nominating committee are: W. A. Atkins, chairman; Henry L. Dithmer, Guy A.
Wainwright, Herman P. Lieber and
Irving Lemaux. Mr. Atkins and
Mr. Dithmer are present members
of the board and the other three
were chosen from the membership
at large.
Another change in the nomination and election of directors from
previous years as provided in the
by-laws is the nomination and election of all directors at large without any notice being taken of the
several divisions of the Chamber.
Formerly there were directors
chosen to represent Civic Affairs,
Freight and Traffic, Manufacturers,
Retail, Wholesale and two from the
Membership-at-Large.
With candidates offered on an
individual basis the membership of
the Chamber of Commerce is expected to turn out in large numbers to exercise their membership
privilege of voting for the new
board of directors members.
For Directors
Charles F. Coffin—President,
State Life Insurance Company.
Past President, Past Vice-President, and member Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce.
Member of: Century Club, Highland Golf and Country Club and
Indianapolis Literary Club.
Dick Miller—President of the
City Trust Company. Past President, Past Vice-President, and
member Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Highland Golf and Country
Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club,
and Rotary Club.
C. II. Rottger—President, Indiana
Bell Telephone Company. Member Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Columbia Club, Indianapolis
Athletic Club, Woodstock Club,
and Rotary Club.
George S. Olive—Certified Public
Accountant. Treasurer and member Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Columbia Club, Meridian Hills
Country Club and Kiwanis Club.
ANNUAL MEETING
Formal Notice to Members
The annual meeting of the
Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce will be held at
(>:30 p. in. on the second floor
of the Chamber of Commerce
building, Wednesday, December 11, 1929.
\ steak dinner at $1.00 a
plate will be served.
Members should make reservations as early as possible.
Paul Q. Richey—President, Russell M. Seeds Company (advertising). Present President of Chamber. President and past member
Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce. Member of: Columbia
Club, Advertising Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indiana Society,
Sons of the American Revolution,
The Players, Woodstock Club, and
Civic Theatre.
Frank E. Gates—Realtor. Vice-
President and member Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Member of: Indianapolis
Athletic Club and Indianapolis
Real Estate Board.
Howard T. Griffith—Vice-president, Udell Works. President of the
Associated Employers of Indianapolis. Past member Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Member of: Dramatic Club,
Indianapolis Athletic Club, Meridian Hills Country Club, and Rotary
Club.
Scott R. Brewer—President, The
Slate Savings & Trust Company.
Past member of Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce.
Member of: Columbia Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, and Meridian Hills Country Club.
Herman C. Wolff — Insurance.
Past member Insurance Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
Member of: Contemporary Club,
Dramatic Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indiana Society, Sons
of the American Revolution, The
Players, Kiwanis Club, Harvard
Club of Indiana, and Civic Theatre.
Edgar Hart—Partner, J. C. Hart
Shoe Company, also secretary-
treasurer, Richardson-Hart Company. Member of Rotary Club and
a Director of the Hoosier Motor
Club.
Louis S. Haerle—Vice-president
and secretary, Hibben, Hollweg &
Company. Chairman of Buyers'
Week Committee and member
Wholesale Trade Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: American Legion Post No. 153,
Chi Phi, Contemporary Club, The
Players, Woodstock Club and
Rotary Club.
Howard M. Gay -Vice-president,
Pettis Dry Goods Company (The
New York Store). Convention Committee of the Chamber of Commerce (1927). Member of: Columbia Club, and Meridian Hills
Country Club.
John F. White—City councilman.
President of the Indianapolis
Smoke Abatement League. Member Civic Affairs Committe of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Century Club, Sarah Swain
Branch W. C. T. U., Southeastern
Civic Improvement Club, and Federation of Community Civic Clubs.
E. E. Heller—Manager, E. E. Heller & Company, retail coal dealers.
Member Retail Trade Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce. Member of: Employers' Association,
Indiana Retail Coal Merchants'
Association, Commercial Credit
and Correct Weights Bureau, and
Benj. Harrison Camp Sons of
Veterans;
The Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs
The Answer is —VOTE
Just as the government of cities or of counties or of states
depends upon the active interest of all citizens, the condition
of YOUR Chamber of Commerce depends upon the interest
of its members.
For it is YOUR Chamber. You own it. You pay for it. You
run it.
You run it, of course, only when you take enough interest
in its affairs to go to the annual election and vote for the
directors who have the same ideas and the same policies that
you wish to be put in force.
The Chamber of Commerce must be the most democratic
organization of this city if it is to fulfill its mission of being
a part of all business and an aid to every business in the city.
We have had a recent demonstration of what happens in
government when every citizen takes an interest in government. We know what happens when only a few citizens take
such an interest. The result is always a lot of kicking afterward. The people of this city saw the point. They voted.
They found the right place to kick and kicked there.
The Chamber of Commerce election is even more important. For it is a voluntary organization. Those who pay dues
hand over their money in the belief that through organization all business will prosper more generously and there will
be created better conditions for every business and every
industrial and commercial enterprise. It is dedicated to the
task of making Indianapolis bigger and better.
If that is to be done, the Chamber must have more than
the money raised by dues. It must have the added contribution of interest in its affairs. It must have the added contribution of enough personal participation on the part of its
members, to give to it the very best judgment of all the
members.
If you want the direction of this Chamber in the hands
of men who will give punch to its activities, enthusiasm to
its projects, unselfishness to its purposes, elect directors
who have punch, enthusiasm and unselfishness.
The one way to get such directors is to elect them. The
one way to elect them is to vote for them. The one time to
get them is at the annual election, where each member
should, if he has any regard for his own interests, take a part.
The annual meeting is a gathering of the business brains
of this community. You cannot contribute to this meeting if
you stay away. You become a cipher in Chamber activities
if you are content to let some one else do your thinking and
working and planning.
The Chamber is just as good as YOU—not the officers
and directors—make it.
ANNUAL MEETING
TO BE UNUSUAL
Interesting Program Indicated by Plans
The annual meeting on Wednesday, December 11, promises to be
one of the most outstanding affairs
of the year.
On the occasion of the annual
meeting this year, President Paul
Richey will present recommendations and an outline of proposed
activities which would develop the
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
into one of the most effective organizations of its kind in the
country.
President Richey has given considerable thought to the suggested
future plans which will be outlined
by him and his opinions will be
based on one year's close contact
with the Chamber and several
years as a member of the board of
directors. With his experiences as
a guide to his conclusions, members of the Chamber attending the
annual meeting will be treated to
a concise discussion of the matters
in which they are most interested.
With the promise that there will
be no lengthy reports or discussions and that every phase of the
annual meeting will be full of life
and action, the prospect is most
pleasing. C. L. Harrod, generr1
manager and industrial commii
sioner, will report briefly on tl
activities of the Industrial Commission and the Chamber as a
whole. Ed Hunter, secretary, will
report on the efforts and accomplishments of the several departments and committees of the
Chamber of Commerce.
During the annual meeting the
members present will be asked to
vote on the new by-laws as adopted
by the board of directors, and which
will be filed with the Secretary of
State.
With Indianapolis developing
rapidly in every phase, members
of the Chamber are expected to be
unusually interested this year in
the methods used to accomplish
0
the outstanding results of the past
year and in the prospects for the
future.
ANNUAL ELECTION
In accordance witli provisions of the by-laws, the annual election of directors of
Hie Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce will be held on
December 10, 1929, on the
second floor of the Chamber
of Commerce building.
Polls will be open from 11
a. in.* to 7 p. m.
The following- fourteen
members of the organization
have been selected by <
nominating committee
candidates, seven to
elected:
Charles F. Coffin
Dick Miller
C. H. Rottger
George S. Olive
Paul Q. Richey
Frank E. Gates
Howard T. Griffith
Scott R. Brewer
Herman C. Wolff
Edgar Hart
Louis II. Haerle
Howard M. Gay
John F. White
E. E. Heller

THE^lULLETi,
INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER. OF COMMERXE
NOVEMBER, 1929
ELECTION HOLDS
MEMBER INTEREST
Directors to Be Chosen By
Members' Ballot
With fourteen men nominated
for directors of the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce and with
seven vacancies on the board of
directors to fill, interest in the annual election on Tuesday, December 10, is expected to draw many
members to the polls.
Despite the fact that there probably will not be any groups of the
nominees allied into "tickets" this
year the race for office as individuals promises to attract considerable attention.
The nominations this year were
made under the new by-laws which
makes necessary the nomination of
fourteen candidates by the nominating committee instead of seven
as in the past. In case further nominations are made on duly signed
petitions of twenty-five members it
is probable that such additional
candidates will be presented to the
membership as individuals. All such
nominations must be in the hands
of the secretary before December 1.
Members of the nominating committee are: W. A. Atkins, chairman; Henry L. Dithmer, Guy A.
Wainwright, Herman P. Lieber and
Irving Lemaux. Mr. Atkins and
Mr. Dithmer are present members
of the board and the other three
were chosen from the membership
at large.
Another change in the nomination and election of directors from
previous years as provided in the
by-laws is the nomination and election of all directors at large without any notice being taken of the
several divisions of the Chamber.
Formerly there were directors
chosen to represent Civic Affairs,
Freight and Traffic, Manufacturers,
Retail, Wholesale and two from the
Membership-at-Large.
With candidates offered on an
individual basis the membership of
the Chamber of Commerce is expected to turn out in large numbers to exercise their membership
privilege of voting for the new
board of directors members.
For Directors
Charles F. Coffin—President,
State Life Insurance Company.
Past President, Past Vice-President, and member Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce.
Member of: Century Club, Highland Golf and Country Club and
Indianapolis Literary Club.
Dick Miller—President of the
City Trust Company. Past President, Past Vice-President, and
member Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Highland Golf and Country
Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club,
and Rotary Club.
C. II. Rottger—President, Indiana
Bell Telephone Company. Member Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Columbia Club, Indianapolis
Athletic Club, Woodstock Club,
and Rotary Club.
George S. Olive—Certified Public
Accountant. Treasurer and member Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Columbia Club, Meridian Hills
Country Club and Kiwanis Club.
ANNUAL MEETING
Formal Notice to Members
The annual meeting of the
Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce will be held at
(>:30 p. in. on the second floor
of the Chamber of Commerce
building, Wednesday, December 11, 1929.
\ steak dinner at $1.00 a
plate will be served.
Members should make reservations as early as possible.
Paul Q. Richey—President, Russell M. Seeds Company (advertising). Present President of Chamber. President and past member
Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce. Member of: Columbia
Club, Advertising Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indiana Society,
Sons of the American Revolution,
The Players, Woodstock Club, and
Civic Theatre.
Frank E. Gates—Realtor. Vice-
President and member Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Member of: Indianapolis
Athletic Club and Indianapolis
Real Estate Board.
Howard T. Griffith—Vice-president, Udell Works. President of the
Associated Employers of Indianapolis. Past member Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Member of: Dramatic Club,
Indianapolis Athletic Club, Meridian Hills Country Club, and Rotary
Club.
Scott R. Brewer—President, The
Slate Savings & Trust Company.
Past member of Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce.
Member of: Columbia Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, and Meridian Hills Country Club.
Herman C. Wolff — Insurance.
Past member Insurance Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
Member of: Contemporary Club,
Dramatic Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indiana Society, Sons
of the American Revolution, The
Players, Kiwanis Club, Harvard
Club of Indiana, and Civic Theatre.
Edgar Hart—Partner, J. C. Hart
Shoe Company, also secretary-
treasurer, Richardson-Hart Company. Member of Rotary Club and
a Director of the Hoosier Motor
Club.
Louis S. Haerle—Vice-president
and secretary, Hibben, Hollweg &
Company. Chairman of Buyers'
Week Committee and member
Wholesale Trade Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: American Legion Post No. 153,
Chi Phi, Contemporary Club, The
Players, Woodstock Club and
Rotary Club.
Howard M. Gay -Vice-president,
Pettis Dry Goods Company (The
New York Store). Convention Committee of the Chamber of Commerce (1927). Member of: Columbia Club, and Meridian Hills
Country Club.
John F. White—City councilman.
President of the Indianapolis
Smoke Abatement League. Member Civic Affairs Committe of the
Chamber of Commerce. Member
of: Century Club, Sarah Swain
Branch W. C. T. U., Southeastern
Civic Improvement Club, and Federation of Community Civic Clubs.
E. E. Heller—Manager, E. E. Heller & Company, retail coal dealers.
Member Retail Trade Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce. Member of: Employers' Association,
Indiana Retail Coal Merchants'
Association, Commercial Credit
and Correct Weights Bureau, and
Benj. Harrison Camp Sons of
Veterans;
The Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs
The Answer is —VOTE
Just as the government of cities or of counties or of states
depends upon the active interest of all citizens, the condition
of YOUR Chamber of Commerce depends upon the interest
of its members.
For it is YOUR Chamber. You own it. You pay for it. You
run it.
You run it, of course, only when you take enough interest
in its affairs to go to the annual election and vote for the
directors who have the same ideas and the same policies that
you wish to be put in force.
The Chamber of Commerce must be the most democratic
organization of this city if it is to fulfill its mission of being
a part of all business and an aid to every business in the city.
We have had a recent demonstration of what happens in
government when every citizen takes an interest in government. We know what happens when only a few citizens take
such an interest. The result is always a lot of kicking afterward. The people of this city saw the point. They voted.
They found the right place to kick and kicked there.
The Chamber of Commerce election is even more important. For it is a voluntary organization. Those who pay dues
hand over their money in the belief that through organization all business will prosper more generously and there will
be created better conditions for every business and every
industrial and commercial enterprise. It is dedicated to the
task of making Indianapolis bigger and better.
If that is to be done, the Chamber must have more than
the money raised by dues. It must have the added contribution of interest in its affairs. It must have the added contribution of enough personal participation on the part of its
members, to give to it the very best judgment of all the
members.
If you want the direction of this Chamber in the hands
of men who will give punch to its activities, enthusiasm to
its projects, unselfishness to its purposes, elect directors
who have punch, enthusiasm and unselfishness.
The one way to get such directors is to elect them. The
one way to elect them is to vote for them. The one time to
get them is at the annual election, where each member
should, if he has any regard for his own interests, take a part.
The annual meeting is a gathering of the business brains
of this community. You cannot contribute to this meeting if
you stay away. You become a cipher in Chamber activities
if you are content to let some one else do your thinking and
working and planning.
The Chamber is just as good as YOU—not the officers
and directors—make it.
ANNUAL MEETING
TO BE UNUSUAL
Interesting Program Indicated by Plans
The annual meeting on Wednesday, December 11, promises to be
one of the most outstanding affairs
of the year.
On the occasion of the annual
meeting this year, President Paul
Richey will present recommendations and an outline of proposed
activities which would develop the
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
into one of the most effective organizations of its kind in the
country.
President Richey has given considerable thought to the suggested
future plans which will be outlined
by him and his opinions will be
based on one year's close contact
with the Chamber and several
years as a member of the board of
directors. With his experiences as
a guide to his conclusions, members of the Chamber attending the
annual meeting will be treated to
a concise discussion of the matters
in which they are most interested.
With the promise that there will
be no lengthy reports or discussions and that every phase of the
annual meeting will be full of life
and action, the prospect is most
pleasing. C. L. Harrod, generr1
manager and industrial commii
sioner, will report briefly on tl
activities of the Industrial Commission and the Chamber as a
whole. Ed Hunter, secretary, will
report on the efforts and accomplishments of the several departments and committees of the
Chamber of Commerce.
During the annual meeting the
members present will be asked to
vote on the new by-laws as adopted
by the board of directors, and which
will be filed with the Secretary of
State.
With Indianapolis developing
rapidly in every phase, members
of the Chamber are expected to be
unusually interested this year in
the methods used to accomplish
0
the outstanding results of the past
year and in the prospects for the
future.
ANNUAL ELECTION
In accordance witli provisions of the by-laws, the annual election of directors of
Hie Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce will be held on
December 10, 1929, on the
second floor of the Chamber
of Commerce building.
Polls will be open from 11
a. in.* to 7 p. m.
The following- fourteen
members of the organization
have been selected by <
nominating committee
candidates, seven to
elected:
Charles F. Coffin
Dick Miller
C. H. Rottger
George S. Olive
Paul Q. Richey
Frank E. Gates
Howard T. Griffith
Scott R. Brewer
Herman C. Wolff
Edgar Hart
Louis II. Haerle
Howard M. Gay
John F. White
E. E. Heller